CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "The first phase of the Eko Atlantic City was inaugurated in Lagos yesterday."
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- Feb 21, 201390% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Eko Atlantic Officially Launched in Lagos
Nigeria formally launched Eko Atlantic, a planned city being built on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean off Lagos, at a ceremony attended by Bill Clinton.
- The first phase of Eko Atlantic City was inaugurated in Lagos on 21 February 2013, with Bill Clinton, President Goodluck Jonathan, Bola Tinubu and Lagos governor Babatunde Fashola among the dignitaries[2][3]
- Eko Atlantic is a planned city on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean in front of Bar Beach, aimed at stopping erosion of the Lagos coastline[2][3]
- Planned scale is about 10 km2 in 10 districts, with a roughly 8.4-8.5 km revetment (the Great Wall of Lagos); the reclamation is reported to cost around $6B[2]
- The developer is South Energyx Nigeria Ltd (Chagoury group) in partnership with Lagos State, with China Communications Construction Group as contractor[2]
- Projected population is given as 400,000 residents by BellaNaija and at least 250,000 by Wikipedia[2][3]
- By November 2020 only a few buildings, notably Eko Pearl Towers, were complete; nearby residents have blamed construction for erosion and surges[2]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=SGIeAm6NolQyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Feb 21, 2013 ✓· 50% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "The first phase of the Eko Atlantic City was inaugurated in Lagos yesterday."
- [2]80%Eko Atlanticen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 15, 2026· 50% of score
- [3]78%Bill Clinton, Goodluck Jonathan, Babatunde Fashola, Bola Tinubu & More Dignitaries at the Eko Atlantic City Opening Ceremony in Lagosbellanaija.com· Published Feb 22, 2013· 0% of score
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